Tendons

Soft musculoskeletal tissue grafts are available for repairs requiring sheets or tendinous material. Soft tissues include grafts such as fascia sheets, bone-tendon-bone grafts (patella allograft) and other tendon grafts that can be used in a variety of applications including ligament repair. Call for sizes available to best match your procedure and patient.

Fascia grafts are processed fascia lata allografts. Fascia is a natural collagen scaffold that allows for integration with the host tissues; cellular ingrowth organizes along the native fibers inherent in fascia.

Fascia is used for bolstering partially ruptured tendons, providing coverage for dural and cranio-maxillo-facial defects, and in periodontic procedures, it provides a barrier for GTR procedures. It is thinner and somewhat more flexible than the Ossiflex Bone Membranes.
(Freeze-Dried or Frozen)

Storage

Soft Tissue grafts should be kept frozen (at least at -20°C) until ready for use. If stored at -20°C (or in a standard household freezer), they should be used within 6 months of receipt. If stored at -40°C or colder, the grafts can be stored for 5 years.

How To Use an SDF or Flexor/Extensor Allograft
to Repair an Achilles Rupture